Dhow Harbour
Working harbour of wooden sailing vessels stitched together with rope instead of nails.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Dhow Harbour in Doha begins with a Gulf navigator, Ahmad ibn Majid, and his confident verdict on the Portuguese who sailed into his ocean in 1498. It follows the sewn-plank ships that carried the Indian Ocean trade for centuries, and the knotted-string instrument he steered by at night. Best heard standing at the water's edge, with the hulls in front of you.
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